Help and Advice

If you are looking to buy a vehicle from a private seller or dealer, or if you would like a warranty for your existing vehicle, Car Protect offer a warranty product to protect your investment.

With a Car Protect Warranty, you can protect yourself from expensive repair bills that might arise from mechanical problems with your vehicle. Our warranties start from only 295 euro per year and include our Premier Nationwide Breakdown Cover. Available for vehicles up to 10 years of age at inception, with policies ranging from 6 to 24 months.

We are pleased to offer 4 levels of cover for new and used cars. All our comprehensive warranty products include our comprehensive Premier breakdown cover as standard.

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Servicing RequirementsX

Your Extended Warranty insurance should help You to keep Your Vehicle in good working order.
It’s not surprising therefore to learn that You must have Your Vehicle regularly serviced in line
with manufacturer’s recommendations by either the supplying dealer or a VAT registered Garage.

You must ensure that:

Your vehicle has received a service within the last 12 months prior to taking out cover. (Your vehicle does not require a full service history providing it has been serviced within the last 12 months)

Whilst covered by a Car Protect Warranty, your vehicle is serviced within 28 days or 500 Km (whichever happens first) from the time or mileage stipulated by the manufacturer.

You keep all service invoices and receipts for servicing during the policy duration.

The service details are recorded in your manufacturer service record book.

The service details are recorded in the Service Records section at the back of the policy booklet.

Timing Belts: Important Notice.

In the event of a claim relating to timing belt/s failure, We will require proof that the belt has been
changed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specification. If You are in any doubt CHANGE
THE BELT/S. Belt failure will cause extensive engine damage. We cannot accept liability for any
timing belt failure unless accompanied by the relevant proof, and the only acceptable proof is a
bona fide garage invoice. If no proof is available the claim will be rejected.

Please Note: Failure to comply with the Servicing Requirement conditions may result in the
termination of Your insurance, or the rejection of a claim.

Wear and Tear X

Wear and Tear is damage that naturally and inevitably occurs as a result of normal wear or aging. It is a form of depreciation which is assumed to occur even when an item is used competently and with care and proper maintenance. Wear & Tear is a term which can only be applied under specific circumstances to components for which the manufacturer recommends periodic replacement throughout the life of the vehicle, for example, wheel bearings and shock absorbers. Car Protect only apply the term “Wear & Tear” to a failed component if at the time of a claim, the part is recommended by the manufacturer for replacement at the vehicles current age/mileage. In this situation, a component would be considered part of the normal servicing requirements outlined by the vehicle manufacturer.

Wear & Tear Example – A wheel bearing on your vehicle is making a noise and requires replacement. The manufacturer recommends that this component is replaced at 100,000km. Regardless of your mileage and if this component has ever previously been replaced within the manufacturers guidelines, this item
will be covered under our Premier Complete policy and the work may be carried out by any VAT registered garage of your choice once a claim has been authorised using the pricing structure below.

All other components, for example a window regulator (which controls the movement of an electric window), will not be classed as a wear & tear item, as these are not recommended by the manufacturer for periodic replacement. This item will be covered in full up to the value of 2,500 euro per individual claim.

Car Protect Complete Protection

We are proud to offer our most comprehensive policy to date, exclusively available to the public. In addition to the comprehensive cover given in our Premier Plus policy, for mechanical & electrical failure, the policy also offers cover for wear and tear.

If your vehicle has covered less that 100,000 km at the time of a claim, Car Protect will pay for the full cost of parts and labour. If the vehicle has covered over 100,000 km, we will pay 100 percent of the labour cost and a percentage of the parts cost as listed in the table below.

Mileage

Parts

Labour

Up to 100k Km

100%

100%

101k - 120k Km

90%

100%

121k - 135k Km

80%

100%

136k - 150k Km

70%

100%

151k - 170k Km

60%

100%

171k Km +

50%

100%

Claim Limits X

The maximum amount payable on each individual claim inclusive of VAT is 2,000 euro. This applies to all warranties purchased Directly from the Car Protect Website.

There is no limit to the number of individual claims that can be made, however the maximum amount payable during the period of your warranty shall not exceed the retail value of your vehicle.

If your vehicle has been supplied through our Dealer Network, please check the policy schedule for individual claim limit.

Fraudulent Claims X

All claims made in the first 30 days will be investigated thoroughly by the Car Protect team. We reserve the right to have your vehicle assessed by an independent vehicle assessor to determine if the fault was present in your vehicle prior to the cover start date. If the independent assessor reports that the fault first occurred prior to the policy start date, the claim will be rejected.

Car Protect have designed their policies to protect motorists from mechanical & breakdown failure which occurs during the life of the policy, they do not cover the repair of a vehicle, where the fault has occurred prior to the cover start date.

Performance and Prestige vehicles X

Car Protect are proud to offer comprehensive warranties to cover both mechanical and electrical failure for the majority of vehicles available on Irish Roads.

Vehicles which fall under our Performance & Prestige category require bespoke quotations which can be obtained by contacting a member of our team on
015313000.

within fourteen (14) days of the date of the sale of the Vehicle. No transfer request can be dealt with after this period and the Policy will not be transferable on any subsequent change of ownership. (Proof must be provided that the service schedule has been complied with).

All Car Protect Warranty products offer our customers unlimited mileage cover for the full term of the policy.

My car still has some manufacturer warranty, can I still purchase a Car Protect warranty?

When purchasing a Car Protect Warrant product, you can select the start date of the policy for anytime in the future, meaning you can purchase your policy months in advance with a start date to coincide with the end of the manufacturers cover.

When must I have my car serviced?

Your vehicle must be serviced with accordance with the manufacturers guidelines by either the supplying dealer or a VAT registered garage.

In order for cover to start you must have a valid NCT certificate.

Yes your vehicle must have a valid NCT certificate.

What are the general exclusions?

The insurer will not cover claims caused by, or arising from or in connection with the following: